Ed Sheeran: Photograph Meaning
Photograph Lyrics
Under the lamppost back on Sixth street
Hearing you whisper through the phone,
"Wait for me to come home."
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#1 top rated interpretation:So, as far as interpretations go, everyone's comments are admirable, heartfelt, thought-out, and overall relatable... but no one's looked at this song's lyrics from the Ed's perspective outside of relationships with your partner.
First, in case you haven't seen it yet, go on YouTube and check out Ed's Official "Photograph" video, it'll all make more sense. He put it out a few hours before Mother's Day.
This song isn't just about mending a relationship with your partner, it's more about restoring the relationship with your family, more specifically Ed and his mother. Now looking at it, "Loving can hurt" seems to come from the Mother's or caretaker's point of view, because taking responsibility for a child can be frustrating and difficult, but also rewarding and Ed is spot on when he says, "you know it can get hard sometime." The the Pre-Chorus, "we keep this love in a photograph..." describes all the memories they've made, then the Chorus comes in. In the Chorus, "So you can keep me..." relates to when Ed decided to leave home and pursue music full time, and (now I'm assuming), his mother must have given him a photograph of the family to always have before he left, hoping that one day their "eyes" will "meet" again. Until then, Ed just thinks "wait for me to come home."
Now, the next verse jumps into Ed and his mother's minds: "loving can heal" refers to how they use the memories to mend or counter the separation/ the distance, or it's like insight from his mother's point of view where even though raising a child can be difficult, it's rewarding because "loving can heal." "And it's the only thing we take with us when we die" refers to the memories they've made and kept.
Then, the Pre-chorus and Chorus comes back, making the message stronger, but music is now building and intensifying the emotion, thus strengthening the message. "And I won't ever let you go..." refers to that unconditional love parents have for their children: it's a love that is true and ever persistent through any kind of pain.
That bridge or tag part, "wait for me to come home" reinforces that desire of being reunited. Then, in the final chorus, the lyric, "next to your heartbeat where I should be" relates to keeping those you love close to your heart always, while those who have impacted you life the most stay within your soul. The last section of that chorus, is a reflection of maybe the last time Ed was with his mother and family before leaving when he was young(er) and the lyrics are last conversation with his mom.
I'm probably not the first person to think of this or dive this deep into this interpretation, but it's definitely a possibly, even though Ed wrote the song, he thinks of his music like this: 'when I give it to the public, it's no longer just my song, now it becomes someone's first dance at a wedding or someone's late night feel/ get-it-all-out song.' So every one of his songs has multiple purposes, but today it was held to a higher meaning. Happy Mother's Day 2015 to everyone! Hope you enjoyed this interpretation!
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#2 top rated interpretation:This is how I hear the song.... Maybe its a story of a couple where the man serves in the army and is taking part in a war. Both of them say goodbye to each other after giving each other a photograph of their memories. "You won't ever be alone" says that even if they get separated forever due to death of the soldier, the photograph will always be there to remind the lover about her love. "Wait for me to come home" touches directly to the heart when a soldier says it to her love.Knowing that they may not be able to meet each other after the war.Loving can hurt because there is always a fear of separation. Loving can heal because there is always a reason to live/wait for the other person. Every line fits this perspective. Jut try listening it this way.
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#3 top rated interpretation:This song was playing when my nan took her last breath to me this is a powerful song that helps me get through with memories and the photographs i have of her, wait for me to come home is when the rest of the family join her at heavens gates
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this song touches my heart in so many different ways, although nothing in my life relates to the lyrics, this song will always have a special spot in my heart.
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This song has deep meaning,deeper than the oceans. It reminds of my dad that I lost when I was only 6, I still remember the memories we shared. The photographs brings back memories and it brings him back in my memories. It's definitely hard to move on and definitely we keep this love in a photograph.
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I like this song because, i really miss my old moment with my sibling, friend, family. When i was 7yo and now i'm 12 yo. And the meanings of this lyrics is really touch my heart (
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Love isn't all about happines. Sometimes a person must experience being hurt. This remind me of my family and our status right now. Despite of the difficulties we've been thru we manage to uplift every challenges in our life. So no matter how many times we shout and fight back, we're still family... they are still the ones I will return to.
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I think it’s about when two lovers are separated from each other for a long period of time. It highlights how hard relationships can be when the two lovers in question are separated.
A photograph is all that you have of your significant other while you are apart. -
This song dedicated to me at the time when i had no hope but from then, i feel someone loves me
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You could then set up an easel and paint over the lit image on the canvas. And from there developed the art of photography.
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This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
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This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
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I would do my album to make my friend Hayden, I would make this own album with no interruptions or anything. But just we have to make things more better and make any songs on the Spotify.
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This reminds me of everything did with my grandad I wish I could of said goodbye to him the day he died I just wish I could see him again love you graw graw
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This songs speaks to many different people about different things to me i see where Ed Sheeran is meaning to say
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I see this song as the feeling of losing a loved one and perhaps one day reuniting again and being able to see each other's eyes. I played this song with a video of my 14 year old Chihuahua whom I lost to a battle with cancer. I keep his photograph and I know he is always in my heart till we meet again. This pet was my life
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i love this song...i miss my mother who was not with me....we are now seperate....i love her and miss her so much...
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I believe this song is all about family. You need to stick with them as long as you can, because you'll never know when the'll be gone. You guys out there who are fighting with parents, siblings, or any part of family, i advise you to admit your mistakes before its to late
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